Penn Foster- intro to Veterinary Technician Lesson 1:
Behavior Questions with correct answers
Classical ethologists proposed that most animal behavior was _______.
Correct Answer-Instinctive
______ is considered the foremost expert on the mechanism of operant
conditioning. Correct Answer-B. F. Skinner
The survival value of certain types of behavior is often referred to as its
_______. Correct Answer-Function
How did Charles Darwin influence the study of animal behavior?
Correct Answer-Darwin studied a variety of fossils and living creatures.
Through his observations, he determined that animals behaved
instinctually and that these unlearned responses had been developed and
refined by natural selection. His famous theories revolutionized much of
the study related to biology and ethology.
Summarize the origins of behaviorism. Correct Answer-Behaviorism
originated with John B. Watson, who proposed an approach to
psychology
based on objective laboratory procedures. His experiments led him to
formulate a stimulus-response theory of psychology. Behaviorists
theorized that
animals are born as essentially blank slates upon which chance and
experience
, write their lessons. Animal behavior, they asserted, originated almost
entirely
through conditioning.
Describe B. F. Skinner's experiments concerning operant conditioning.
Correct Answer-B. F. Skinner taught a rat to press a bar for food. First,
he rewarded the rat simply for facing the correct end of the cage. In the
second stage, he rewarded the rat only when it stood next to the bar.
Subsequent stages successively delayed the reward until the rat touched
the bar with its body. Such conditioning used specific environmental
responses to shape the rat's behavior to a specific task.
Briefly describe Pavlov's famous experiment in classical conditioning.
Correct Answer-Pavlov discovered that dogs automatically began to
salivate at the sight of food. If he always rang a bell when he offered
food, the dogs began to associate this unrelated stimulus with food. In
time, the sound of the bell alone would cause the dogs to salivate.
Pavlov thereby concluded that the dogs had actually learned to associate
an unrelated stimulus with food.
In what way do genetics and instincts impact animal behavior? Correct
Answer-Every species displays a range of behavior patterns typical of its
members. Some patterns are unique to one species. Differences arise, in
large part, because during courting animals need to recognize members
of their own species quickly and easily. Instincts enable members of a
species to respond appropriately to a wide range of situations in the
natural world. Instinctive behaviors are often characteristic patterns of
feeding, mating, parenting, and displays of aggression. Natural selection
develops and refines the behavior patterns in each species.
Behavior Questions with correct answers
Classical ethologists proposed that most animal behavior was _______.
Correct Answer-Instinctive
______ is considered the foremost expert on the mechanism of operant
conditioning. Correct Answer-B. F. Skinner
The survival value of certain types of behavior is often referred to as its
_______. Correct Answer-Function
How did Charles Darwin influence the study of animal behavior?
Correct Answer-Darwin studied a variety of fossils and living creatures.
Through his observations, he determined that animals behaved
instinctually and that these unlearned responses had been developed and
refined by natural selection. His famous theories revolutionized much of
the study related to biology and ethology.
Summarize the origins of behaviorism. Correct Answer-Behaviorism
originated with John B. Watson, who proposed an approach to
psychology
based on objective laboratory procedures. His experiments led him to
formulate a stimulus-response theory of psychology. Behaviorists
theorized that
animals are born as essentially blank slates upon which chance and
experience
, write their lessons. Animal behavior, they asserted, originated almost
entirely
through conditioning.
Describe B. F. Skinner's experiments concerning operant conditioning.
Correct Answer-B. F. Skinner taught a rat to press a bar for food. First,
he rewarded the rat simply for facing the correct end of the cage. In the
second stage, he rewarded the rat only when it stood next to the bar.
Subsequent stages successively delayed the reward until the rat touched
the bar with its body. Such conditioning used specific environmental
responses to shape the rat's behavior to a specific task.
Briefly describe Pavlov's famous experiment in classical conditioning.
Correct Answer-Pavlov discovered that dogs automatically began to
salivate at the sight of food. If he always rang a bell when he offered
food, the dogs began to associate this unrelated stimulus with food. In
time, the sound of the bell alone would cause the dogs to salivate.
Pavlov thereby concluded that the dogs had actually learned to associate
an unrelated stimulus with food.
In what way do genetics and instincts impact animal behavior? Correct
Answer-Every species displays a range of behavior patterns typical of its
members. Some patterns are unique to one species. Differences arise, in
large part, because during courting animals need to recognize members
of their own species quickly and easily. Instincts enable members of a
species to respond appropriately to a wide range of situations in the
natural world. Instinctive behaviors are often characteristic patterns of
feeding, mating, parenting, and displays of aggression. Natural selection
develops and refines the behavior patterns in each species.
